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While going on her regular patrols with Raijin, Hailee happens to stumble across a family of Maushold while they make preparations for the winter. For a while Hailee paused her walk just to observe the little fellas. Watching as they all helped one another and supported each other, made Hailee think about her own family. [break][break]

Her family wasn't perfect by any means. In fact, it was quite broken. She had a lot of repressed emotions and wounds that she was still dealing with today because of them. But even if her parents were the source of her pain and grief, she knew she could always count on her big sister. Fae Madden was the saving grace of this hell hole. She was so thankful for her sister, even now, that they could spend time together and really love on each other to make up for their parents lack. [break][break]

And not just Fae, Hailee found new family members here in Hoenn too. Her boyfriend, Noah Camus and his family always treater her like she belonged. Her Slateport Rangers family, Tam Fawley, Orion Lykos, Caleb Harcourt and the rest of her co-workers. She spent so much time with them that they really had become like a second family to her. And she enjoys her time with them, they've all been through hell and back together.[break][break]

The season of being thankful might have passed but in this season of gift giving and remembrance, she was reminded that she needed to tell her loved ones how she cared for them. [break][break]
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The photographer came by to quickly inform them that this was an informal shoot. They just needed to pick a few toys to play with their Pokémon and make it look fun a natural. Not too hard today, which was fine for Hailee. She'd still try and give it her best shot though, her reputation would take a hit otherwise. "Sure thing boss." Hailee answered the photographer with a charming smile before heading over to the prop table. [break][break]

After glancing at the table of toys for a little bit Hailee picked up two. One she'd be playing with Valerie and a mini water gun. She figured if she and Marshall were doing this shoot together and they were all supposed to be playing, she was sure that would include fun moments with him too. [break][break]

But if there was one thing she knew about photoshoots like this, spontaneous moments to capture genuine reactions are always more natural than something posed or forced. So according to her plan Marshall would be getting a little wet today, she hoped he'd be okay with that. She'll apologize after the shoot if need be. "Let's get started cutie." Hailee said to Valerie before stepping out onto the courtyard to join Marshall and Vector.[break][break]

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This photoshoot was fun. Plenty of laughs were had on set and according to her plan, Marshall did end up a little wet. But then again so did she. Valerie loved the mini water games happily chirping and soaking up all the fun. The little baby was no longer sleepy but wide awake and hyper now that she was having fun. [break][break]

Who knew work and play would go hand in hand? "You did so well Val!" Hailee cooed at her swablu and gently pet her head before heading over to Marshall and Vector. "You two were awesome too. I hope you guys had fun." she said with a smile. "Thanks for playing along." she added as she glanced at Marshall. [break][break]

"Annnnnd That's a wrap!" she heard the call from the photographer. "Great work you two! We got some really good shots in there of all of you" he said as he made is way towards the two. He patted them both on the shoulder clearly pleased with the photoshoot. "We'll send the touched up images to you via email in a few days time so look forward to it. Oh and the company is paying you two extra for some added exposure on your social media about the merchandise. Feel free to use some of the outtakes from this photoshoot for the ad. " [break][break]

Ah so they'd receive a sponsorship from this too. That wasn't so bad. "Sure thing. Just attach in the email when the posts need to be up by." Hailee nodded before glancing over to Marshall. "Ah, I can help you with yours too if you need it." she said with a wide grin. "That's the spirit." the photographer chimed in. "That's all for the day, you two are free to go home now. Thank you for your hard work." he said before turning to leave. "Thank you!" Hailee called out as well. [break][break]

"Alrighty, thanks again for the fun photoshoot. It was nice meeting you Marshall!" Hailee said with a wave and Valerie chirped. "We're gonna head out, you take care. You too Vector." Hailee smiled at the Sylveon. Hailee turned to head off but then paused for a moment before turning around. "Unless...um." she scratched her cheek. "I promised Val I would take her to get some ice cream after this. Did you and Vector want to come along?"
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"Dragons...right." Hailee nodded as she kept her eyes peeled before taking another sip from her drink. ”I usually hike around this area, it’s nice.” Hailee could hear the smirk on Fae's face without having to look at her. "Bleh. Hiking. Gross." Hailee cringed with a shiver. It was no surprise that this prissy ranger wasn't too into physical exertion. But despite all that she still maintained a healthy exercise schedule. Not to mention she was a ranger too.[break][break]

Hailee always said if it wasn't for her job she'd be living the good life and never have to wish for death while toiling on the StairMaster3000 ever again. Then again, it was thanks to those habits she could keep her figure and use it to her advantage like in the Swimsuit Contest. [break][break]

A bush nearby rustled and quickly drew Hailee's attention. Emerging were a wild Sableye and Trapinch. "Ah what cuties do we have here?" Hailee said with a grin as she reached for Lilli's pokeball on her belt. "I'll take the Trapinch if you don't mind" she said to Fae before tossing the pokeball at it. Lilli appeared with a yawn and a stretch before nodding to Hailee that she was ready to put in some work on the little fella.
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Tam's grip on her shirt was in fact, not enough. Reason had left the room because Hailee was now seeing red. Ignoring the warnings of her supervisor, Hailee managed to break free from Tam's grasp and lunge at Orion. For someone who wasn't really into many athletic things, Hailee was fast and she knew a few things about fighting back from her delinquent days. [break][break]

Besides, Orion was backed into a wall so he wouldn't be running anywhere. Her knee in his gut was swift before she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "Why can't you just behave yourself, just once, like a normal fucking person?!" Hailee had worn herself out being on her best behavior for these past nine days. [break][break]

Her only motivation being that she would get to enjoy a relaxing pizza part at the end of it all and things could go back to normal. She didn't ask for much from her co-workers. But this was just downright cruel. Everyone on this squad knew how much she had been looking forward to this thing. [break][break]

Hailee felt her eyes prickle through her anger. One of the things she hated the most about herself when she was extremely angry she would often cry. Not out of sadness but pure frustration. "I hate you." Hailee growled as she raised her hand prepared to lay it into Orion once more.
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It didn't take long for their captain, Tam Fawley, to arrive and for Hailee to feel slightly more at ease with the group reunited safe and sound again. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, the Slateport squad here were the people she spent most of her time with. They were like family to her at this point, especially when she felt so estranged from her real blood relatives(except Fae Madden, of course). She'd been extremely worried for them when they had become separated so to say she was relieved to see them no worse for wear now would be an understatement.[break][break]

Valerie was truly on her A-game here. She was putting forth a stellar performance and Hailee couldn't be more proud of her. Her strike strong and her aim was true as she tore through rockets and megalopolans alike as they tried to interfere with those protecting the PRIMAL POINT. After her strike Valerie reverted back to her regular form before returning to Hailee's side. [break][break]

Hailee reached for her and embraced her. "You did so well!" she encouraged Valerie as she felt her snuggle against her. But their joy was short lived as Dialga's Roar Of Time rocked Littleroot to it's core. Hailee flinched closing her eyes shut for a moment before opening them to see what went on. To her surprise those around her, being Tam, Orion, Caleb, and Noah had their pokémon's form devolved. "W-what?!" Hailee questioned as she looked around in alarm. Valerie was fine but the rest...[break][break]

She didn't have much time to ponder on what exactly was going on before a giant beam of light shot forth from the PRIMAL POINT piercing through the sky, hurtling towards the meteor. It was blinding, even from this distance that Hailee had to shield her eyes. That was until an explosion rocked Littleroot's foundation so much that it caused Hailee to fall to her knees. Chaos broke out around them at breakneck speeds as Dialga, clearly infuriated, roared once more as it struggled against it's chains. [break][break]

"We'll die..." that was the only thought on Hailee's mind as she watched the lord of time struggle against it's bonds. They would die and all be caught up as collateral at this point. Hailee felt sick but what could she do? Both Orion and Caleb seemed to believe breaking the chains Dialga was thrashing against would be the best move, but what if they were wrong? What would happen when the enraged Titan was no longer contained? Would his fury not extend to all those gathered here? [break][break]

Noah also seemed to be wondering what their plan of action should be as he turned to ask their Captain. But wouldn't that be too much pressure for one person? It was certainly a lot of pressure on her. Tam was human just like the rest of them, Captain or not. Hailee bit her lip so hard the taste of iron filled her mouth letting her know she'd broke skin in her panic. Either way something had to be done. Hailee's piercing glare landed on the one that put them in this dangerous situation in the first place, rage building within her. "Him." Hailee pointed at Chef Quanto. "Aim at him." [break][break]

Valerie began to gather energy around her as a sphere of pink light began to grow as she prepared a MOONBLAST meant just for the man that was threatening them all. Regardless of what they orders would be they needed to do something before they all got caught up in this madness. If not, it wouldn't matter if they were League or Rocket, they'd all be in big trouble and Hailee quite frankly, didn't want to see things come to that. She had loved ones she wanted to see and protect. [break][break]
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Hailee tapped away at the screen after checking her notes before pressing the button to print the ticket for her table. "How about some tropical Feebas pasta!?" Noah called out loud enough for her to hear at the front. "Sounds good to me." She replied with a grin on her face. Melissa snorted. "She'll eat anything you make for her Noah don't worry." she added with a laugh, "Hey!" Hailee said as she playfully hit her in her arm. "You're right, but still." She chuckled.

Noah flashed her a wink before disappearing back in the kitchen. At least that's what it seemed like he was doing. Just as Hailee was about to head back to her table it seemed Noah changed his mind and came back to her. "Once you aren't busy just get a table ready for uuuuuus... For the staff!"

Hailee chuckled and nodded. "Yes sir." she teased before heading back to her table. "Here you are my loves. I also brought some to-go boxes for you just in case." She said with a warm smile. And it seemed she was right. They were quite finished with their food but it looked as if they were ready to head out. "Thank you." the wife said as she took the boxes and the husband took the ticket and paid for it in cash.

He handed her the money and the receipt as his family got up ready to leave. "O-oh Sir, I think you gave me too much." Hailee said as she hurried after them. "No, no. That's yours." Hailee's eyes widened. "Are you sure?" She asked and the wife nodded and smiled. "You were extremely helpful to us, thank you." Hailee smiled and nodded. "Oh it was my pleasure. Thank you. I hope to see you guys again soon." she said as she reached out to fluff the toddlers hair once more before waving the family goodbye.

With that, they were the last ones to leave the restaurant. Hailee pocketed her tip and then went to put the ticket and cash in the register. She grabbed a bin and went to the table to begin clearing off where they were eating. Melissa decided to help her clean around the place as well so they wouldn't have much to do later. "Thanks." Hailee flashed her a smile and she nodded.

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It didn't take them long to have the dining area cleaned in addition to cleaning the bathrooms ahead of time so they wouldn't have to worry about it during lock up. Once everything was finished Hailee changed back into her normal clothes and sat at a table drinking tea. "Ahhh, my feet hurt so bad."

Hailee sighed. "I told you to wear comfortable shoes." Melissa chided her. "Yeah but they're not as cute." Hailee said as she flashed her big doe eyes at her. "Don't look at me like that. You put yourself in this situation." With a sigh she twirled her ice around in her cup with her straw. "Beauty over function." Hailee mumbled.

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Thank goodness Noah was around to comfort her when she needed it. Hailee was sure she would've been a wreck without him. After their battle had reached it's conclusion, and Hailee had calmed down, they decided to try and regroup with the rest of their team now. In the meantime Hailee's pokémon were quick to help each other out. Her Lapras being the swiftest to assist in healing her Blaziken since he had taken the worst damage here from that bite. [break][break]

The commissioner's voice pierces through the noise of battle that surrounds them. "primal points will be fired in... five minutes... pyre do you read me? are things okay there?" she pauses, "littleroot. reinforcements are en route. " Thank goodness. Fires and smoke where everywhere and it looked like hell had touched down here. [break][break]

"Lykos here. Is everyone all right?" she barely understood what Orion was saying due to the communications channel popping and crackling with static. "We should hurry and regroup." Hailee says as she grabs Noah's hand and begins to quickly lead him through the mess to find the rest of their friends. [break][break]

As they approached their rendezvous point Hailee would make note of trees beginning to bend and sway as the PRIMAL POINT began to power up? Reality itself seemed to begin to fracture. This was something that could only be described as a scene out of a movie. Unknown enemies approached and...was that Dialga?! The Dialga? The Lord of time?! That Dialga?![break][break]

Hailee felt her steps falter and her knees buckle for a moment before shaking her head and pulling Noah forward. She wasn't sure how they were supposed to stand even a fraction of a chance against a god like that. But she wasn't going to focus on that, for her mental health. Right now she needed to meet up with Orion, who she managed to spot along with Caleb. [break][break]

"Orion! Caleb!" Hailee says slightly out of breath as she and Noah join their other friends. "Thank goodness you two are okay." They had luckily managed to reach the pair just as reinforcements arrived. Hailee couldn't stay frozen in place, she needed to help where she could. Valerie was still in her mega form, luckily, due from their previous encounter. [break][break]

"Assist them in hunting Rockets!" Hailee commanded her Altaria. With a loud chirp in agreement Valerie would fly up to get started but not before a vibrant hue of pink surrounded Valerie and Hailee. One of the most beautiful creatures Hailee had seen, made up of diamonds appeared and began to assist them and empower them. The DIANCIE even aided Caleb and others on their side. [break][break]

Hailee could practically feel the energy and she knew as she stared up at Valerie that she was stronger than she was before with this power up. "There Valerie!" Hailee pointed at a group of rockets nearby. Valerie soared into the air and her beak began to glow as she gained altitude before nosediving towards the enemy with a FURY ATTACK.[break][break]
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Hailee's favorite season was fall. Well, lets be honest. She'd probably tell you at least once that every season was her favorite. But now that she was experiencing autumn in it's prime she had to say that it completely stole her heart. At least until winter comes. The beautiful multicolored trees, pumpkin spice, apple cider, and most importantly, it was sweater weather. You know what that means. Turtle necks and comfy boots. Well, that and it being cuddle season, we all what made fall Hailee's current, favorite season. [break][break]

Better yet Hailee was being totally 'responsible' by ditching her student and adulting responsibilities and instead choosing to go hunting for pokémon with her older sister, Fae Madden. This was Hailee's kind of day. She loved the time she got to spend with her sister, even if she got on her last nerves. With work sure to ramp up soon she wanted to make sure she spent as much time with Fae as she could while she was here. [break][break]

Humming as she took a sip of her hot apple cider, she walked with a little extra pep in her step, clearly happy for this outing. "So, what are we looking for?" Hailee asked as she turned her gaze towards her sister and extended her cup out for her to try some of her drink if she wanted to.
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It was a hit and Val did some solid damage to them too. With Noah's support from the ground with Stone Edge they managed to get some good damage off. But when the smoke cleared their target was gone. "Fuck." Hailee mumbled as she ran her hands through her hair. She hadn't wanted him to get away, but what could she do? She'd played every card she thought she could. [break][break]

Now that they seemed to be out of immediate danger, Hailee's adrenaline rush ended and all of her emotions came crashing into her at once. Her legs buckled before she fell to the ground on her knees. Her eyes began to sting which let her know tears would be falling soon. This was a lot to handle, believe it or not, for just a couple of normal rangers. [break][break]

"Y-you're okay right?" Hailee asked as she glanced up at Noah through blurry lenses. The words their enemy left them with echoed in her ear. What were they fighting anyway? They hadn't been informed of anything. In fact, they'd been tossed to the front lines with no care for whether they would live or die. [break][break]

Nor the loved ones they would leave behind. That left a bad taste in Hailee's mouth. She stifled her sniffles as hot tears began to stream down her cheeks. She wiped at her eyes as she felt Valerie land and gently nudge herself against her to comfort her. "We did well right?" Hailee asked between sobs.
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